Species: Asclepias tuberosa
Common name: Butterfly Weed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden
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Species: Alternanthera bettzichiana
Common name: Calico Plant
Family: Amaranthaceae
Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden
Notes: Colorful foliage
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Species: Duranta erecta
Common name: Sky Flower, Golden Dewdrop, Pigeon Berry
Family: Verbenaceae
Region of Origin: Southern Florida, West Indies, Mexico to Brazil
Location in Garden: Shakespeare Garden
Notes: Violet-blue flowers, yellow-green foliage
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Species: Justicia carnea
Common name: Brazilian Plume Flower
Family: Acanthaceae
Location in Garden: North Vista, West Side, near the Lion Chair
Notes: Pink flowers
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Species: Stigmaphyllon littorale
Family: Malpighiaceae
Region of Origin: Southern Brazil
Location in Garden: Employee Parking Lot, on the fence
Notes: Yellow flowering vine
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Species: Nymphaea amazonium
Common name: Water Lily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Region of Origin: Central America, Tropical South America
Location in Garden: Botanical Conservatory
Notes: Very large leaves with spines on underside, edges turn up. Flowers open at night and are white the first day, then pink the next day.
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Species: Cyrtostachys renda
Common name: Sealing Wax Palm
Family: Arecaceae
Region of Origin: Southeast Asia
Location in Garden: Botanical Conservatory
Notes: Red leaf stalks
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Species: Dorstenia turnerifolia
Family: Moraceae
Region of Origin: Tropical America
Location in Garden: Botanical Conservatory
Notes: Always in bloom
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Species: Osa pulchra
Family: Rubiaceae
Location in Garden: Botanical Conservatory
Notes: Pendant white flowers resemble Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia) but in a different family
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